Winter Storm Watch until 01:00PM Friday
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...In Minnesota, Crow Wing, Aitkin, Pine, Cass, and South Itasca Counties. In Wisconsin, Price, Burnett, Sawyer, and Washburn Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the St. Croix Band in Burnett County, the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation and the Mille Lacs Band, East Lake, Big Sandy Lake, Hinckley and, Lena Lake areas.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. Due to strong winds, blowing snow may drop visibilities below 1/4 mile at times.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The track of the system will greatly influence the amount of snow and wind that occurs.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTH CASS ... SOUTH ITASCA ... SOUTH CASS ... CROW WING ... NORTHERN AITKIN ... SOUTH AITKIN ... PINE ... BURNETT ... WASHBURN ... SAWYER ... PRICE
Instructions:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Address/Location
Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
15880 E 5th St
Hayward, WI 54843
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-634-5213
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SAWYERCO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Watch
